Did you know that an estimated 5500 men and women have deserted from the military since the Iraq war started? Most of them go to Canada. That's a pretty big fraction of the total number we have over there, maybe 2-3%. It's about a tenth (so far) of the total number when fled to Canada to avoid Vietnam, but hey, the Iraq War is only two years old, and of course, we don't have a draft (yet). I wonder how they are all supporting themselves in Canada? They can't really legally work, and surely they aren't *all* being supported by their families sending money.
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I've been living in my cave for a while. Can you cite a source for that number?
Posted by: Seattle Astronomer on January 16, 2005 12:49 PMSorry, not only am I cave-bound, I am also apparently sightless. I just missed the link in my reread and found it after posting my comment.
Posted by: Seattle Astronomer on January 16, 2005 12:54 PM